The albums of three Quebec artists are among the 10 records selected for the Polaris Prize: PICTURA DE IPSE: direct music by Hubert Lenoir, José Louis and the Paradox of Love by Pierre Kwenders and Frame of a Fauna of Uri. Acadian Lisa LeBlanc is also one of the finalists with chic disco.
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The selection unveiled Thursday also includes albums by Destroyer, Charlotte Day Wilson, Shad, Kelly McMichael, Ombiigizi and Snotty Nose Rez Kids. The 10 selected artists had already taken a step last month by making their place in the preselection, which included 40 albums.
Hubert Lenoir and Lisa LeBlanc find themselves among the finalists for the second time: the first had been selected in 2018 for his album Darlenewhile the second had been the previous year for Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?. Ouri, a Montreal artist of French origin, is there for the first time since Frame of a Fauna is his first album.
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Lisa LeBlanc at Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa
The 2022 Polaris winner will be announced Sept. 19 at a gala held in Toronto and webcast on CBC Music, which aired a two-hour special on Thursday to reveal the names of the 10 finalists and make hear some of their songs.
The Polaris Music Prize comes with a $50,000 scholarship. The finalists will receive $3,000 each. Hip-hop artist Cadence Weapon won the accolade last year for his album Parallel World.
Klô Pelgag and Dominique Fils-Aimé were then among the finalists.